Ezekiel 22:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold,הִנֵּה֙
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
the rulersנְשִׂיאֵ֣י
(ne·si·'ei)
5387a: one lifted up, a chief, princefrom nasa
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
eachאִ֥ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
according to his power,לִזְרֹעֹ֖ו
(liz·ro·'ov)
2220: arm, shoulder, strengthfrom an unused word
have beenהָ֣יוּ
(hai·u)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
in you for the purposeלְמַ֖עַן
(le·ma·'an)
4616: purpose, intentfrom anah
of sheddingשְׁפָךְ־
(she·fach-)
8210: to pour out, poura prim. root
blood.דָּֽם׃
(dam.)
1818: blooda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Behold the princes
nasiy'  (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
every one
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
were in thee to their power
zrowa`  (zer-o'-ah)
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force -- arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
to shed
shaphak  (shaw-fak')
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out -- cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.

King James Bible
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

International Standard Version
"'"Watch out! Each of the princes of Israel has misused his authority to shed blood.

NET Bible
"'See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to murder people.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, the princes of Israel, each one in you used his power to shed blood.
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